The Herd - ‘77%’

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The Herd brought in their good mate L-FRESH the LION for a 2018 refresh of their track ‘77%’.

The politically charged Aussie hip hop anthem was released 15 years ago, written back in 2001 and sadly, says Ozi Batla, still very relevant today. “We just keep going around in circles on these issues,” he says. “It seems like we make some progress and then take a couple of steps back but, you know, there’s a groundswell at the moment, particularly around refugee issues.”

When asked if they receive much backlash over this track Ozi laughed, saying “I think it’s very strongly delivered, so maybe that puts people off.” For them it was always much more important to consider who they were actually trying to connect with in writing the song. “When you perform a song like this, you’re performing it almost to show some solidarity and support for those people who are really either suffering or putting themselves on the line,” says Urthboy.

“[It’s for the] people who are living through this: refugees, asylum seekers up on Manus Island and Nauru. You’re kind of wanting to perform a song just for them and the work they’re doing and the struggle they’re going through.”